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File history
29. March 2025
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Overview
See which history events FotoStation can write to a file to keep track of what's been done with it.
About history logging in FotoStation
FotoStation can keep a log of certain events, i.e. processes that have been applied to images or other files in an archive or other source type. This log is called History and can be viewed in the Text panel by selecting History. By default, the only event logged in the history field is the printing of images, but this can be configured (see below) to include other events such as Text edited, Sent to an action, and so on.
A maximum of 10 history events can be saved in a file. If more than 10 enabled events have been performed on the file, the oldest event will be deleted from the history log.
How to enable or disable history event logging
When an enabled history event occurs, information regarding this event is saved to the file. Saving information to a file is time-consuming, especially if the event is performed on several files. We recommend enabling only the events that you for various reasons need, for example, if you need to search for files that have been printed, or if you would like to see who changed a file’s metadata.
To enable a history event, open the FotoStation configuration window (In Windows, select File and Configuration from the menu. On the Mac, select the FotoStation Pro menu and select Configuration from the menu, or use the Command–, keyboard shortcut.). Open the Metadata node and select Enable history events. In the Enable/disable history events window, select the events that you would like to enable. Select OK to close the windows.
Each event is described in more detail below:
Available history events
Up to 10 different history events can be recorded and logged in the history text panel. These events must be performed from within FotoStation. For each event, the following is recorded:
Event
The event that was performed.
Date/Time
The date/time the event was performed.
User
The user that performed this event.
Description
Provides information regarding the event performed. See each history event for more information regarding this field.
Printed
Records if the file has been sent to a printer. The Description field shows which printer the file was sent to. Note that the printer can also be a PDF printer, i.e. the file was printed to a PDF file.
Edited
Records if the file has been edited using FotoStation’s Edit function.
Text Edited
Records if the metadata has been changed using the text editor in FotoStation.
Text Template Applied
Records if a template has been applied to the file. Note that the template must be applied either from the Text menu (select required template from the Apply template/macro submenu) or from the context menu (Apply template/macro). The template’s name appears in the Description field.
Text Macro Applied
Records if a macro has been applied to the file. Note that the macro must be applied either from the Text menu (select desired template from the Apply template/macro submenu) or from the context menu (Apply template/macro). The macro’s name appears in the Description field.
Launched in Application
Records if the file has been opened in its associated program (e.g. using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Enter in Windows/Command–O on the Mac) from FotoStation.
Dropped
Records if the file is dragged and dropped into an application such as Microsoft Word. The text Bitmap drop appears in the Description field.
Sent to an Action
Records if the file has been sent to an action. The action’s name appears in the Description field.
Cropped
Records if the file has been cropped.
Added Soft Crop Info
Records if the file has been soft cropped, i.e. if crop information has been added to the file.